Stomach virus strikes 170 Yosemite visitors, staff
About 170 visitors and employees at Yosemite National Park have been hit by gastrointestinal illness, park officials say. They said
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Scientists use gene editing to disrupt both latent and active herpes virus in human cells
The herpes simplex virus, commonly known as the cold sore virus, is a devious microbe. It enters the body through
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Ketogenic diet helps tame flu virus
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet like the Keto regimen has its fans, but influenza apparently isn’t one of them. Mice fed
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Lab worker accidentally injects herself with smallpox-like virus
Lab worker’s finger turns BLACK and begins to rot after she accidentally injects herself with a smallpox-related virus during an
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Zika is transmitted for the first time by mosquitoes in Europe – how great is the danger in Germany?
Exotic pathogens spread increasingly also in Europe. Currently, French authorities have reported two first, by mosquitoes in Europe-borne Zika Virus
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West Nile virus in the New World: Reflections on 20 years in pursuit of an elusive foe
In 1999, West Nile virus was detected in the United States for the first time, and within five years it
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Mutant live attenuated Ebola virus immunizes non-human primates
Inoculation with an Ebola virus that has mutations in a protein called VP35 does not cause disease and elicits protection
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Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of
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Strain of common cold virus could revolutionize treatment of bladder cancer
A strain of the common cold virus has been found to potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in patients
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How a virus that infects 50% of people is helping develop new cancer treatments
Most of us have heard of viruses such as measles and mumps—not to mention the more serious HIV and Ebola.
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